17 Mar 2016 14:40 Down Royal
Winner: €11,500 (Penalty: €7,072); Distance: 2m 3f 105y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Yielding in places).
Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Theo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 008-808 / 11 | Jump (42) | C Brassil | S Donohoe Dr R D P Newland | 10/0 | |
| rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, progress to go 2nd 3 out, led next and soon ridden, left clear after last and drifted left run-in, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 4¾ L | Manuka (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 12) | 759-14F / 9 | Flat (13), Jump (49) | E O'Connell | K Thornton Mr D O'Rourke | 11/0 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, progress after 4 out and 3rd next, not fluent 2 out, ridden and no impression last where left 2nd, kept on one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | SHD | Boris Boru (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 00600 / 8 | Jump (112) | A W Short | Mrs S Dawson Tanvally Racing… | 33/0 | |
| rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, progress and left 4th 3 out, ridden and no impression last where left 3rd, kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 12 L | Ard Cregg (IRE) (filly, brown, 10 11) | B36314 / 9 | Jump (68) | S J Crimin | V T O'Brien Sean O'Brien | 10/0 | |
| rear of mid-division, 11th halfway, some progress and left 5th 3 out, no impression between final 2, slightly hampered and left 4th after last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 5 L | Mr Smith (GB) (colt, not availiable, 11 1) | 0068-40 / 8 | Flat (192), Jump (112) | Gary Noonan | C Byrnes Byrnsey Boys Syndicate | 11/0 | |
| towards rear, never a factor, jumped right 1st, 14th halfway, in rear and hampered 3 out, pushed along to go moderate 8th approaching last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | 3¼ L | Krissy's Kisses (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 8) | 5676 / 5 | Flat (170), Jump (47) | D Robinson | P J Rothwell Mrs J Lambert | 12/0 | |
| rear of mid-division, 12th halfway, 7th and hampered 3 out, no impression next and left moderate 5th last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 1½ L | Bell Of The Ball (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 3) | 6/3-8700 / 8 | Flat (246), Jump (57) | F J Hayes | L Lennon Number Twentytwo… | 33/0 | |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, no impression in 10th 2 out, left moderate 6th last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 15 L | Glenbank King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 0/9-6085 / 13 | Jump (9) | Alison Jean Clarke | R K Watson Victor Robinson | 33/0 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place before 3 out, no extra after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 9 L | Deputy Consort (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 707030 / 13 | Flat (259), Jump (82) | Mr J C Canavan | Eoin Barry T B Ferris | 33/0 | |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden after 4 out and no impression in 6th after next, no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 2 L | Snoqualmie Chief (GB) (colt, bay, 11 8) | 4/4180-F / 6 | Flat (41), Jump (77) | J B Kane | A McGuinness Sean F Gallagher | 25/0 | |
| towards rear, 13th halfway, never a factor, no impression after 3 out and moderate 9th next, no extra | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | 17 L | Benarty Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 612556 / 11 | Jump (43) | John J Fitzpatrick | L Lennon Miss R Hayton | 11/0 | |
| prominent and led briefly after 1st, 4th halfway, lost place before 4 out and towards rear when hampered next, no extra | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2 |   | 4 L | Silver Tara (GB) (gelding, not availiable, 11 9) | 6947/09 / 9 | Jump (29) | Katie O'Farrell | O McKiernan Keep The Faith… | 20/0 | |
| led, headed after 1st, 6th halfway, soon lost place and 9th 4 out, no extra after next | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Tyrone Tiger (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 9) | 010/422 / 13 | Jump (29) | C M Collins | Miss S Barkley Applepie Syndicate | 5/0 | |
| tracked leaders, led 2nd, headed 2 out, ridden and 1 length down when fell last | ||||||||||
| FE | 13 |   | - | Personal Shopper (GB) (mare, bay, 10 11) | 642545 / 11 | Jump (196) | S D Torrens | H Smyth Miss Aileen O'Sullivan | 16/0 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, progress into 2nd 4 out, soon ridden, 4th and fell next | ||||||||||
